The Transformation of Accounting Profession Qualifications in The New Normal Era
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.211028.152How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Profession; Accountant; New Normal
- Abstract
The accountant is one of the important elements in a company, namely processing business activity data into managerial and financial strategic information. The COVID-19 pandemic has a negative impact on all aspects of life, including the accountant. With the COVID-19 pandemic, accounting principles under normal conditions will be modified according to the new normal economic order. The purpose of this study is to analyze the qualifications needed to work as an accounting profession in the new normal era. The research sample consisted of 100 companies that provided job vacancies. This study used descriptive methods, the secondary data collection techniques through documentation and literature. The results showed that in facing the new normal era, the accountant have to meet the following criteria; (1) have an understanding of accounting, (2) education, (3) professional certification, (4) have an understanding of tax regulations, (5) communications skill, (6) works experience, (7) digital capability development, (8) age, (9) can work with pressure, (10) thorough. The development of accounting activities in the form of financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, taxation which was originally done by accountants before COVID-19, had adapted using artificial intelligence software after it. It is expected that an accountant has the skills needed to be competitive in the working world.
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- © 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Titi Rapini AU - Rizki Listyono Putro PY - 2021 DA - 2021/11/11 TI - The Transformation of Accounting Profession Qualifications in The New Normal Era BT - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference Of Education, Social And Humanities (INCESH 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 416 EP - 423 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211028.152 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.211028.152 ID - Rapini2021 ER -